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40 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Aug 29-Sep 4
September 9, 2022September 9, 2022

Last week the three states with active Marcellus/Utica drilling, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia, issued a collective 40 new drilling permits, way up from the 19 permits issued the week before. But there was a shocker. PA only issued nine new permits, while OH issued 14 new permits and WV issued a record high 17 new permits.
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47 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jul 11-17
July 22, 2022July 22, 2022

For the week of July 11-17, the three Marcellus/Utica states issued 47 permits to drill new shale wells, up 10 from the prior week. Pennsylvania issued the lion’s share with 35 new permits. CNX grabbed seven of those permits in Washington County, and Olympus Energy received six in Westmoreland County. Ohio issued 11 new permits, with four going to Ascent Resources in Jefferson County, and four to Hilcorp Energy in Columbiana County. West Virginia issued a paltry one new permit, which went to Southwestern Energy in Ohio County.
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Allegheny County | Antero Resources | Belmont County | Bradford County | Butler County | Carroll County | Chesapeake Energy | Clean Energy E&P | Coterra Energy (Cabot O&G) | Doddridge County | Encino Energy | Energy Companies | Gulfport Energy | LOLA Energy | Ohio | Olympus/Huntley & Huntley | Pennsylvania | Repsol | Susquehanna County | Tioga County (PA) | Weekly Permits | West Virginia

37 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jul 4-10
July 15, 2022July 15, 2022

For the week of July 4-10, the three Marcellus/Utica states issued 37 permits to drill new shale wells. Pennsylvania led the way, as it typically does, by issuing 25 new permits. Three PA drillers tied with six permits each, all six (in each case) on the same pad: Olympus Energy in Allegheny County, Repsol in Bradford County, and Clean Energy Exploration in Tioga County. Ohio issued five new permits, with four going to Encino Energy for a single pad in Carroll County. West Virginia issued seven new permits, all of them to Antero Resources in Doddridge County but spread across three pads.
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Apex Energy | Ascent Resources | Belmont County | Bradford County | Butler County | Chesapeake Energy | Clean Energy E&P | Energy Companies | Gulfport Energy | Jefferson County (OH) | Laurel Mountain Energy | Marshall County | Monroe County | Ohio | Olympus/Huntley & Huntley | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania General Energy | Southwestern Energy | Tioga County (PA) | Tug Hill Operating | Weekly Permits | West Virginia | Westmoreland County | Wetzel County | Wyoming County (PA)

35 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jun 27-Jul 3
July 11, 2022July 11, 2022

We’re catching up the permits issued report, but not for last week. This report is for permits issued two weeks ago–June 27 through July 3. The numbers increased from the prior week (27) to 35. Pennsylvania issued the lion’s share of new permits, 25, with most of them going to Olympus Energy (12 permits in Washington County), and a significant number going to a name we’ve only seen once before: Clean Energy Exploration & Production (six permits in Tioga County). Ohio issued four new permits, with three going to Ascent Resources and one to Gulfport Energy. Finally, West Virginia also issued four new shale permits, two each for Southwestern Energy and Tug Hill Operating.
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Apex Energy | Ascent Resources | Belmont County | Butler County | Carroll County | Clinton County | Encino Energy | Energy Companies | Gulfport Energy | Laurel Mountain Energy | Marshall County | Monroe County | Ohio | PennEnergy Resources | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania General Energy | Range Resources Corp | S.T.L. Resources | Southwestern Energy | Tioga County (PA) | Tug Hill Operating | Washington County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia | Westmoreland County

29 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jun 20-26
July 1, 2022July 1, 2022

Last week, for June 20-26, the number of new permits issued to drill in the Marcellus/Utica decreased just a bit to 29 (from 34 the week prior). Pennsylvania issued 15 new permits, all but one in southwestern PA. Five of PA’s permits went to PennEnergy Resources in Butler County, four to Range Resources in Washington County, and three to Apex Energy in Westmoreland County. Ohio issued 10 new permits with five going to Encino Energy (EAP) in Carroll County and three going to Ascent Resources in Belmont County. Finally, West Virginia issued four new permits, all of them to Tug Hill Operating. In each case the permits were for multiple wells on single well pads.
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Antero Resources | Armstrong County | Ascent Resources | Belmont County | Butler County | Carroll County | Coterra Energy (Cabot O&G) | Doddridge County | Energy Companies | EQT Corp | Greene County (PA) | Guernsey County | Harrison County | Indiana County | INR/Infinity Natural Resources | Jefferson County (OH) | Laurel Mountain Energy | LOLA Energy | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Snyder Brothers | Susquehanna County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia

34 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jun 13-19
June 24, 2022June 24, 2022

We finally started to see more permits issued again last week. After the Marcellus/Utica was in the permit doldrum for nearly a month, bumping around at 20 permits or below, last week the number increased to a total of 34 permits issued to drill new shale wells. Pennsylvania issued 13 new permits, with seven of them going to Coterra Energy in Susquehanna County on the same pad. Ohio issued 14 new permits, with 12 of them going to Ascent Resources distributed across four different counties. And West Virginia issued seven new permits, all of them to Antero Resources, all in Doddridge County.
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21 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jun 6-12
June 17, 2022June 17, 2022

The Marcellus/Utica is still struggling to get permit numbers into higher brackets. Three weeks ago a pathetically low six new permits were issued to drill shale wells across Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia (see 6 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV May 23-29). Two weeks ago the number improved–with 20 new permits issued (see 20 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV May 30-Jun 5). Last week, for June 6-12, the number increased by one, to 21 new permits issued. Anemic, but improving.
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Armstrong County | Arsenal Resources | Bradford County | Brooke County | Butler County | Chesapeake Energy | Energy Companies | EQT Corp | EXCO Resources | Greene County (PA) | LOLA Energy | Lycoming County | Marshall County | Ohio County | Pennsylvania | Snyder Brothers | Southwestern Energy | Susquehanna County | Taylor County | Tug Hill Operating | Weekly Permits | West Virginia

30 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Apr 18-24
April 27, 2022April 27, 2022

Last week Pennsylvania issued 22 new shale well permits, up ten from the prior week. EQT led the way with five permits, all in Greene County. Both LOLA Energy and Snyder Brothers had four permits each, LOLA in Butler County and Snyder in Armstrong. For the second week in a row, Ohio had no new shale permits issued last week. Bummer. West Virginia had eight permits, up from two in the prior week. Arsenal Resources had the most with four permits in Taylor County, while Southwestern Energy had three permits–one in Ohio County and two in Brooke County.
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Antero Resources | Blackhill Energy | Bradford County | Butler County | Chesapeake Energy | Coterra Energy (Cabot O&G) | Energy Companies | Laurel Mountain Energy | Ohio County | Pennsylvania | Seneca Resources | Southwestern Energy | Susquehanna County | Tioga County (PA) | Tyler County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia

14 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Apr 11-17
April 20, 2022April 20, 2022

Last week Pennsylvania issued 12 new shale well permits, down three from the prior week. Coterra Energy (formerly Cabot Oil & Gas) had the most permits with four, all on the same pad in Susquehanna County. Southwestern had three permits all on the same pad in Susquehanna County. Chesapeake Energy also had a permit in Susquehanna County, making that county the top spot for new permits with eight last week. Ohio had no new shale permits issued last week. Bummer. West Virginia had just two permits, one for Southwestern Energy in Ohio County, and one for Antero Resources in Tyler County.
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Antero Resources | Armstrong County | Ascent Resources | Beaver County | Belmont County | Butler County | Coterra Energy (Cabot O&G) | Energy Companies | EQT Corp | Monroe County | Ohio | Ohio County | PennEnergy Resources | Pennsylvania | Snyder Brothers | Southwestern Energy | Susquehanna County | Tyler County | Washington County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia

31 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Mar 21-27
March 30, 2022March 30, 2022

Last week Pennsylvania issued 21 new shale well permits, with Snyder Brothers grabbing seven, PennEnergy Resources getting six, and Coterra Energy (formerly Cabot Oil & Gas) receiving five. In each case, the permits for each company were for a single well pad. Ohio issued just three new permits last week, two for Ascent Resources and one for Southwestern Energy. West Virginia finally came back to life, issuing seven new shale permits last week. Six of the WV permits were for Antero Resources, one for Southwestern Energy.
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Antero Resources | Ascent Resources | Butler County | Chief Oil & Gas | Coterra Energy (Cabot O&G) | Diversified Energy | Doddridge County | Energy Companies | Gulfport Energy | Jefferson County (OH) | Marshall County | Monroe County | Ohio | PennEnergy Resources | Pennsylvania | Sullivan County | Susquehanna County | Tug Hill Operating | Weekly Permits | West Virginia

20 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Mar 14-20
March 23, 2022March 23, 2022

We’re back to covering just a single week of new permits issued. The good news is that the PA DEP’s reporting site was still up and online over the past week, so we have numbers! In Pennsylvania, 11 new permits were issued last week, with Coterra Energy (formerly Cabot Oil & Gas) getting the lion’s share (nine permits), all of them in Susquehanna County on two well pads. Ohio issued seven new permits last week, with Gulfport Energy scoring four of the seven, all on the same pad. West Virginia issued just two new permits, one to Antero Resources and the other to Tug Hill Operating.
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Stonehenge Still Active in PA Following Midstream Sale to UGI
February 2, 2022February 2, 2022

A month ago MDN brought you the news that UGI Corporation, one of Pennsylvania’s largest natural gas utility companies, had cut a deal to buy the Stonehenge Appalachia Midstream natural gas gathering system in Butler County, PA, for $190 million (see UGI Buys Stonehenge’s Marcellus Midstream Assets for $190M). The Stonehenge system includes more than 47 miles of pipeline and associated compression assets, and has a gathering capacity of 130 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d). The Stonehenge-to-UGI transaction closed yesterday. However, there is a “rest of the story”…
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PennEnergy Receives “Responsibly Sourced Gas” Rating for Most Wells
January 31, 2022January 31, 2022

PennEnergy Resources LLC, which according to the Pittsburgh Business Times is the 11th largest shale driller in Pennsylvania (with 405 active shale wells), has achieved responsibly sourced natural gas certification from Project Canary on nearly all of its wells. Project Canary has issued its top “Gold” and “Platinum” ratings on 375 of PennEnergy’s wells.

NOTE: This article was revised from an earlier version after MDN received a copy of the official press release.
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PA Couple Sue Penn Energy for Trespass re Gathering Pipeline
January 21, 2022April 20, 2022

Just coming to light now: A couple who live in Butler County (western Pennsylvania) filed a lawsuit on January 3rd against PennEnergy Resources claiming the company built a gathering pipeline across their property without their permission in early 2020. Joseph and Michelle Zandarski, who live in the town of Cabot, filed the lawsuit in the Allgheny Court of Common Pleas.
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UGI Buys Stonehenge’s Marcellus Midstream Assets for $190M
January 5, 2022January 5, 2022

Last September UGI Corporation, one of Pennsylvania’s largest natural gas utility companies, completed a deal to buy Mountaineer Gas Company, one of West Virginia’s largest natural gas utility companies, for $540 million (see PA’s UGI Finally Completes Purchase of WV’s Mountaineer Gas Co.). UGI is on the hunt again. This time UGI is buying the Stonehenge Appalachia Midstream natural gas gathering system in Butler County, PA, for $190 million.
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Explosion, Fire at Revolution Pipe Compressor in Bulter County, PA
January 3, 2022January 3, 2022

Energy Transfer’s (ET) Revolution Pipeline in southwestern Pennsylvania runs through Bulter, Beaver, Allegheny, and Washington counties. The 24-inch gathering pipeline shifted and exploded in September 2018, just as it was entering service (see Revolution Pipeline Near Pittsburgh Explodes – Home & Barn Destroyed). After more than $30 million in fines, court actions, and outright acrimony, the Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) finally allowed ET to fix the problems and bring the pipeline back online in March of 2021 (see PA DEP Finally Allows Revolution Pipe to Restart – After $125K Fine). On Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021, the “Galaxy” compressor station in Butler County that is part of the Revolution system experienced an explosion and fire during “pigging” operations.
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